Yes, they are nice - I now divide my time between that part of TX and
Florida ...
Jamie
Kyle, TX/Fort Myers, FL
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Walt Wayman
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 12:42 PM
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Subject: [OM] Re: texas, was Re: Bob Gries WAS Re: Previous Fun Times on
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Yes, the western part and the Hill Country up toward Austin are nice, and I
actually really like the Galvenston area. But Houston sucks, in my opinion.
Why is it there?
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
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From: iddibhai@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> On Feb 14, 2007, at 9:13 AM, Walt Wayman wrote:
> >
> >
> > I know I'm going to get some flack about that, but my late wife was
> > from Brookshire, Texas, and I've been there many, many times. Place
> > is way too flat. I'm a Tennessee hillbilly. Got to have some up and
> > down terrain that ain't constantly 100 F. in the summertime. :-)
> >
> > Walt
>
> I used to think TX was flat too, till I drove across all of it this
> past Dec. (LA to Houston to Memphis and return same way). Hit El Paso
> around dawn, and most of the from there to San Antonio had rolling
> hills and road cut thru sandstone (?) or such. Gorgeous. Smooth dark
> roads, clean line of sight, not another soul in sight, and *80* mph
> speed limit during the day! Was very tempted to see if the top end of
> my car was at 128, 130 or 144 and how smooth the ECU would hold that
> limit. Prolly 128. Will never know.
>
> But yeah, it wasn't all flat and boring. On a somewhat related note,
> in Dallas/Plano, and Houston/Sugarland area, nearly impossible to
> find a straight road! given how flat that place is, why can't they go
> straight! Curves for no reason!
>
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